Kamikaze Misses USS Sangamon
Artist
United States Naval Aviation Photographic Unit
(American, 1942 - 1945)
Dateca. 1943-1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 9/16 × 13 7/16 inches (26.83 × 34.13 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 14 inches (28.1 × 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 14 inches (28.1 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3408
Signednone
InscribedOn sheet verso, upper right, in pencil: "[?] p. 77, US N War Photographer, Steidien, ed. / Kimakaze [sic] misses USS Sangamon / 2,000 - G/E";
On sheet verso, center, in pencil: [? possibly a signature] 700580 / Matte".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right, in black pen: "66" [circled];
On sheet verso, lower right corner, in black pen: "10".
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of an airplane flying sideways in the sky. Rows of other planes appear to be stationed in the lower right.Gallery LabelThis gritty image depicts the precise moment a Japanese Kamikaze aircraft barely missed an attack on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the South Pacific during World War II. Kamikaze pilots signed on to suicide missions, deliberately crashing into enemy targets, using their aircraft as missiles. Photographer Edward Steichen, who served as director of the U.S. Naval Photographic Institute during the war, included this image in the publication U.S. Navy War Photographs (1945), published primarily as a souvenir for veterans after the war.
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
